here are the three kind of settlements, occured in soil Immediate Settilement primery settilement (consolidation settlement) secondry settlement Immidiate settlement : Immediate settlement take place during the construction or after the construction of structure. its also known a distorsion settlement. It’s computed by the elastic theory especially for cohesion …

Cracks result in when applied forces are greater than those which the building or its part can withstand. These forces may have emerged externally to the building or internally within the building or have been developed in the materials of the building as a result of Chemical changes. There may …